Bronze perfume burner

Domed bronze incense burner, decorated with four handles in the form of zoomorphic creature heads and archaic characters in relief on the body.

A “Yu Tang Qing Wan” mark in a circular medallion below the base.

Parallels and comparisons: For similar incense burners, see HanHai sales of 4/6/2014 in Beijing, lot 2456, and sale of 8/10/2014 in Beijing, lot 3317.

Height: 9 cm
Width: 14 cm

Provenance: French private collection, acquired in Beijing in the 1960s.